News + Politics
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Maryland Gender Identity Bill Sponsor Says of Senate President: “He Refused to See Me”
The lead sponsor of legislation that seeks to prohibit discrimination against transgender Marylanders in the areas of housing, employment, and some commercial leasing is still...
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Montana hangs onto unconstitutional law that bans gay sex
”Keeping an unenforceable law on the books that has been struck down as unconstitutional simply doesn’t make sense. Like the bipartisan majority in the Senate,...
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Immigration Official: “The Hold Is Over”
The “hold” on same-sex married bi-national couples’ green card applications — celebrated by immigration and LGBT advocates — is over, according to the spokesman for...
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Mahatma Gandhi was bisexual? [video]
A new biography about Mahatma Mohandas Gandhi called ‘Great Soul’ allegedly contains the claim that the famous peace activist had a significant man crush on...
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Reps. Frank, Miller and Polis to Introduce ENDA on Wednesday
As reported on Monday, March 28, by Metro Weekly, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act will be introduced in the House on Wednesday, March 30. The release...
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DHS Official: Bi-National Immigration Case Abeyances Could End Within A Week
The announcement on Monday, March 28, that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services had...
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Advocates Lobbying for Maryland Gender Identity Bill Say Frosh Pledged to Support Legislation
Sen. Brian Frosh (D-Montgomery County) has opposed gender identity anti-discrimination efforts in the past in the Judicial Proceedings Committee. Now that the Maryland House of...
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Maryland Gender Identity Bill Moved to Senate Rules Committee — “This is not a normal process”
When the Maryland House of Delegates voted in favor of the Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Act, House Bill 235, advocates of the measure were immediately concerned...
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Asks Field Offices to Put Bi-National Immigration Cases on Hold
[IMPORTANT TUESDAY, MARCH 29, UPDATE: “DHS Official: Bi-National Immigration Case Abeyances Could End Within...
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ENDA To Be Introduced This Week; Rep. Frank Talks Trans Support, ENDA’s Future
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) plans to introduce the Employment Non-Discrimination Act in the House on Wednesday, according to two LGBT equality advocates with direct knowledge...
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Policy Change, At Least Locally, Puts Bi-National Couples’ Immigration Cases On Hold
A growing body of evidence suggests that deportations of foreign partners who are married to a same-sex partner and would otherwise be eligible for a...
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Maryland House of Delegates Votes 86-52 in Favor of Gender Identity Bill
The Maryland House of Delegates voted 86-52 in favor of the Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Act, House Bill 235, today, during the bill’s third and final...
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Maryland House of Delegates in Session and Scheduled to Vote on Gender Identity Bill Today
The Maryland House of Delegates is scheduled to discuss and vote on the Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Act, House Bill 235, during the bill’s third and...
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Maryland Gender Identity Bill Passes 2nd Reading on House Floor, Third Reading Scheduled for Saturday
The Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Act, House Bill 235, went through its second reading this afternoon on the Maryland House of Delegates Floor and was ordered to...
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Maryland Gender Identity Bill Passes Through Committee 15-8
The Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Act, House Bill 235, passed through the Maryland House’s Health and Government Operations Committee with a 15-8 favorable vote, according to Equality Maryland....
